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Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick (C) arrives at federal court for his arraignment on charges of dog fighting, in Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 2007. Vick pleaded not guilty to his charges and was released without bond until a November 26 trial. REUTERS/Haraz N. Ghanbari/Pool Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick (L) and his lawyer Billy Martin arrive at the U.S. District court in Richmond, Virginia, August 27, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Reed Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick looks at a play on the sidelines during the first quarter after an injury sidelined him during a game against the New England Patriots in Atlanta, Georgia in this file photo from October 9, 2005. Vick on Thursday faced fallout from his indictment in a dog-fighting ring from sponsors, animal activists and some disillusioned fans. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/Files Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick leaves federal court after being arraigned on charges of dog fighting in Richmond, Virginia, in this July 26, 2007 file photo. Vick will formally plead guilty Monday in a dog-fighting case almost certain to wreck his football career. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files Michael Vick

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Rate The "Madden Curse" Just Got Worse

Original at Post Chronicle external link    22 hours ago    4 related articles    via Google News external link

 - Instead, the Favre saga has even topped what happened to Michael Vick. Vick donned the cover in 2004, in that same year he broke his leg in preseason, ...

Rate DEBUGGING MADDEN—FROM THE INSIDE

Original at ESPN external link    Thu, Aug 7    via Google News external link

 - In the last ten years, it has to be Michael Vick from '04. He was on the cover, and we'd also implemented some things to make it more playmaker-controlled, ...

Rate The transformation of a Vick dog

Original at BAD RAP external link    Wed, Aug 6    via BAD RAP Blog Spot external link

By Linda(noreply@blogger.com) My husband Bill and I adopted Audie, a Michael Vick dog a couple of months ago. Audie has the energy of a tornado, but can you blame him? He lived much of his life chained to a tree, subjected to terrors beyond my belief, and then was rescued and given a chance for a new life by the government, but n...

Tuesday, Aug 5

 

Rate From the Newport News, Va., Daily Press

Original at Virginia Gazette external link    Tue, Aug 5    via Google News external link

 VA - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MICHAEL VICK'S DOGFIGHTING CASE - Michael Vick and his attorneys were still reportedly negotiating with federal prosecutors Thursday, ...

Monday, Aug 4

 

Rate Will Bobby Carpenter get his chance to shine?

Original at Blogging The Boys external link    Mon, Aug 4    via Boxxet Collection

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By Brandon W Jones has been electric at times in training camp, showing impressive speed and vision. Running backs coach Skip Peete raved Sunday about a run Jones had made on a draw play three days prior. Still, he took some ribbing from quarterback Tony Romo.

Sunday, Aug 3

 

Rate Mike Bianchi | SPORTS COMMENTARY

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Sun, Aug 3    5 related articles    via Google News external link

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 FL - Never before has one player so effectively unnerved and unsettled the entire NFL. Michael Vick came close last offseason, but he had to destroy a bunch of ... Favre, please end this charade now Macon Telegraph all 1,217 news articles

Thursday, Jul 31

 

Rate Who's in your five? Intriguing rookies

Original at USA Today external link    Thu, Jul 31    via Google News external link

 - When Michael Vick went to jail the air went out of the Falcons and then their coach disappeared in the night. There is a lot riding on Ryan's shoulders and ...

Wednesday, Jul 30

 

Rate TV Show Focuses on Michael Vick Dogs

Original at Dog Channel external link    Wed, Jul 30    via Google News external link

 CA - Four pit bulls who were rescued during a 2007 police raid on a property owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will be featured on the National ...

Monday, Jul 28

 

Rate Quotas make room for new entries

Original at Kodiak Daily Mirror external link    Mon, Jul 28    via Google News external link

 AK - Stevens with Michael Vick is inappropriate. (Terry Haines, letter to the editor, Friday, July, 18) Sen. Stevens has done a lot for the state of Alaska the ...

Rate Sports at 2:45 pm - Daily Mail

Original at Daily Mail - Charleston external link    Mon, Jul 28    16 related articles    via Google News external link

Sports at 2:45 pm  WV - The 38-year-old, record-setting kicker might be the best offensive weapon the Atlanta Falcons have as they begin a massive overhaul in the post-Michael Vick ...

Saturday, Jul 26

 

Rate Doggone good move: Humane Society takes on dogfighting

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sat, Jul 26    via Google News external link

 - The announcement came on the first anniversary of former NFL star Michael Vick’s indictment on dog-fighting charges. Staging animal fights now is a felony ...

Rate Vick is new Falcons' taboo

Original at Anniston Star external link    Sat, Jul 26    16 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

With no mention of former quarterback-turned-federal inmate Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons got off to an upbeat start to training camp Saturday, even with the reality of a massive rebuilding job threatening to dampen all the smiles ...

Friday, Jul 25

 

Rate Mistaken identity: Little Rock's Vick attracting unwanted ...

Original at ESPN external link    Fri, Jul 25    via Google News external link

 - And I'm Michael Vick Jr., so we had the name for a long time before he started messing it up." It's a strange existence, working in the NFL arena and ...

Tuesday, Jul 22

 

Rate Pats far from perfect without Brady - NFL

Original at ESPN external link    Tue, Jul 22    via Google News external link

 - And one fellow wound up in prison because he was dumb enough to operate a dogfighting ring with his pals (Atlanta's Michael Vick). ...

Rate Vick co-defendant's trial date to be set in Sept.

Original at Atlanta Journal Constitution external link    Tue, Jul 22    7 related articles    via Falcons | ajc.com external link

SUSSEX, Va. (AP) — A trial date for one of Michael Vick's co-defendants on state dogfighting charges will be set on September 23.

Rate Trial date set for Vick co-defendant

Original at Officialsportsbetting.com external link    Tue, Jul 22    7 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

A trial date for one of Michael Vick’s co-defendants on state dogfighting charges will be set on Sept. 23. Tony Taylor’s trial date was supposed to be set Tuesday in Surry County Circuit Court. However, no agreement has been reached and ...

Rate Trial date set in Sept. for Vick co-defendant

Original at ESPN external link    Tue, Jul 22    7 related articles    via ESPN Feed: Michael Vick external link

By Associated Press SUSSEX, Va. -- A trial date for one of Michael Vick 's co-defendants on state dogfighting charges will be set on Sept. 23. Tony Taylor 's trial date was supposed ...

Monday, Jul 21

 

Rate Storytelling For Change

Original at BAD RAP external link    Mon, Jul 21    via BAD RAP Blog Spot external link

By Donna(noreply@blogger.com) This is my favorite line from Susan McCarthy's beautiful article in the current issue of BARk Magazine, a story about the Vick dogs. Susan reminded me how important it is to tell - and retell - important stories. Storytelling shapes who we are as a culture, and more specifically, as a culture...

Rate Home auctions becoming more popular?

Original at WAVY-TV external link    Mon, Jul 21    via Google News external link

 VA - The one to sell the Michael Vick house in Surry County flopped big time. No serious bidders, and a seller who wanted too much. Not the case according to ...

Rate Ryan avoiding Vick comparisons with Falcons

Original at USA Today external link    Mon, Jul 21    6 related articles    via Google News external link

 - Following Michael Vick as the Atlanta Falcons franchise quarterback might not represent even half the battle for Matt Ryan. Just being a rookie quarterback ... Spokesperson fiasco #4: Michael Vick and Nike BloggingStocks all 2 news articles

Rate Atlanta Falcons to show off post-Vick makeover in training camp

Original at fidosplace (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jul 21    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By Clasidog The Atlanta Falcons needed a new start, and so they've cleaned house. Vick is serving a 23-month prison sentence after he confessed to bankrolling a dogfighting ring. Police raided Vick's Virginia property on April 25, 2007 and found neglected pit bulls and evidence of dogfighting.

Saturday, Jul 19

 

Rate Review: Bill Bellamy at Funny Bone

Original at Style Weekly external link    Sat, Jul 19    via Google News external link

 VA - Sympathizing with Michael Vick, he followed up with jokes about white Americans and their love of animals. “If you are a rich black man in America, ...

Rate Atlanta Falcons to show off post-Vick makeover in training camp

Original at The Canadian Press external link    Sat, Jul 19    16 related articles    via Google News external link

  Ga. - The Atlanta Falcons needed a new start, and so they've cleaned house. Vick's involvement in a dogfighting operation and a four-win 2007 season combined to ... Atlanta Falcons preseason capsule Columbus Ledger-Enquirer all 44 news articles

Rate Week in Review

Original at Post-Bulletin external link    Sat, Jul 19    via Google News external link

 MN - Jul 19, 2008 Fifteen months after being rescued from a dogfighting operation linked to former NFL star Michael Vick, Hector the pit bull has found a well publicized home ...

Thursday, Jul 17

 

Rate Vick seeks extension, adviser for bankruptcy

Original at Daily Press external link    Thu, Jul 17    via Google News external link

 VA - Lawyers for Vick, now serving a 23-month prison sentence for his role in a dogfighting ring, requested the hearing to ask for more time to file lists of ... Michael Vick participates in bankruptcy hearing by phone WVBT all 2 news articles

Rate How Will Vick’s Bankruptcy Affect Falcons

Original at Falcons Gab external link    Thu, Jul 17

Wednesday, Jul 16

 

Rate Falcons to show off makeover in training camp

Original at ESPN external link    Wed, Jul 16    16 related articles    via ESPN Feed: Michael Vick external link

By Associated Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Michael Vick was busted. Bobby Petrino was a bust. The Atlanta Falcons needed a new start, and so they've cleaned house. The makeover, forced ...

Rate Thursday eye-opener: One year since Vick indicted

Original at USA Today external link    Wed, Jul 16    via Google News external link

 - Good morning and welcome to Thursday, July 17, 2008. Last year at this time, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was headed home from an African safari when ... Falcons' never-ending season began above London Atlanta Journal Constitution all 2 news articles

Wednesday, Jul 9

 

Rate Mike Vick Can't Stay Out of Trouble

Original at jubril58 (WordPress) external link    Wed, Jul 9    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

By jubril58 http://www.walker-sports.net/2008/07/mike-vick-in-trouble-again.html [wp_caption id="attachment_26" align="aligncenter" width="286" caption="Vick with his "Dog""][/wp_caption] Mike Vick arguably the Greatest Player to ever Touch a Madden Field “Talking Video Games he...

Rate Hector Comes HomeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at smartdogs (WordPress) external link    Wed, Jul 9    via pitbull « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

By SmartDogs While Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is serving nearly two years in prison for dogfights some of the dogs that survived are living better lives now. One of the pit bulls is getting a fresh start thanks to a dog lover in Minnesota."

Rate Michael Vick Declares Bankruptcy

Original at Say Anything external link    Wed, Jul 9    4 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

By rob@sayanythingblog.com Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. - Star Tribune. Something about not paying your ...

Rate Michael Vick- Update -Thanks YMSWWC

Original at fidosplace (WordPress) external link    Wed, Jul 9    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By Clasidog Michael Vick's pit bulls get a second chance Rehabilitated fighting dogs may alter breed stereotype John Goodwin, a dogfighting expert with the Humane Society and a proponent of euthanizing fight dogs, is skeptical of the emerging reports of the Vick dog recoveries.

Rate Vick files for bankruptcy

Original at The Scores Report external link    Wed, Jul 9    7 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

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By Anthony Stalter To say suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is having financial problems is like saying Major League Baseball has a small issue with steroids. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Vick has filed for bankruptcy. ...

Rate Michael Vick Files for Bankruptcy??!!

Original at 3rdpoweroutlet (WordPress) external link    Wed, Jul 9    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By 3rdediva Seven months later, though, Mr. Vick was indicted on criminal charges relating to a gambling venture that involved dog fighting. He pleaded guilty and received a 23-month jail sentence, ending his lucrative contract and, potentially, his football career.

Rate Michael Vick Files For Bankruptcy Protection!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at midsouthblack (WordPress) external link    Wed, Jul 9    4 related articles    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

By midsouthblack Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankrupt

Tuesday, Jul 8

 

Rate Michael Vick Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Original at streetknowledge (WordPress) external link    Tue, Jul 8    1 related articles    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By streetknowledge Chapter 11 documents filed in federal court in Virginia on Monday say Vick is between $10-50 million in debt. Vick is currently serving a 23-month prison sentence in Leavenworth, Kansas, for his guilty plea in federal court to felony dogfighting charges. His release date is July, 2009.

Rate Poor Michael Vick...

Original at bsmith101 (WordPress) external link    Tue, Jul 8    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

By bsmith101 I feel for Michael Vick having to go to prison for breeding and funding dog fights.  I cannot think of anything more vicious or cruel than that outside of, of course, many of the things that we humans do to each other and children.  But I once saw a dog who had been involved in that sort of thing.  Sh...

Rate Vick Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Original at Falcons Gab external link    Tue, Jul 8    7 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

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By Matt Loede Suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a federal courtroom in Virginia on Monday. Vick is claiming debts of 10-million to 50-million-dollars and has listed among his creditors the Atlanta Falcons ...

Rate Damn homie. . in high school you was the man homie

Original at agentsmithfiles (WordPress) external link    Tue, Jul 8    7 related articles    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By The Agent Jailed dog abuser Michael Vick has filed for bankruptcy protection, according to new reports. Vick is currently serving a 23-month prison sentence in Leavenworth, Kansas, for his guilty plea in federal court to felony dogfighting charges. His release date is July, 2009.

Rate Dog killer Michael Vick is broke, files for bancruptcy

Original at GaySocialites.com external link    Tue, Jul 8    1 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

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By Charles Winters The debt to the Falcons is for $3.75 million, listed as a pro rated signing bonus. Vick is serving a 2 year sentence after his guilty plea in federal court to felony charges related to dogfighting. His release date is July, 2009. ...

Rate Former NFL Star Michael Vick Files for Bankruptcy

Original at ToTheCenter.com external link    Tue, Jul 8    7 related articles    via Google Blogs external link

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Vick is currently incarcerated, serving a 23-month prison sentence that he received as a result of federal dog-fighting charges. The former NFL star filed for the bankruptcy papers yesterday in US Bankruptcy Court, according to The ...

Rate Broke as a Joke: Vick Files for Bankruptcy

Original at usversusthem (WordPress) external link    Tue, Jul 8    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By Lake Arlington Damn, Mike Vick just filed for bankruptcy today.  Aint that a bitch.  Now that he's in jail, tucked away tight for giving his boys a dog fighting business, don't you feel safe? Lake Damn, Mike Vick just filed for bankruptcy today.  Aint that a bitch.  Now that he’s in jail,

Monday, Jul 7

 

Rate Best and worst places to be a sports fan

Original at Lightning Strikes | tampabay.com external link    Mon, Jul 7    via Google Blogs external link

By Tom Jones Michael Vick turned the Falcons into a joke. The Braves' run is over with only one world title to show for it. The hockey team stinks. Put it this way, when the highlight of your sports year is the basketball team losing a seven-game ...

Monday, Jun 16

 

Rate Marcus Vick Wants Everyone to Know that he's Still Alive

Original at ymswwc (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jun 16    via michael-vick « WordPress.com Tag Feed external link

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By Thomas the Terrible Vick was kicked off the Virginia Tech team after repeated brushes with the law and misbehavior on and off the field. In March 2006, following his junior year, Vick's guilty plea to traffic violations in Hampton brought the end of his college career because Virginia Tech had him under a zero...

Wednesday, Apr 16

 

Rate T-Bones Welcome Michael Vick To The Neighborhood

Original at Deadspin external link    Wed, Apr 16    via Boxxet Collection

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By rickchand The team that gave you the Redneck Olympics (featuring the grueling mullet competition) finally has an event that you can attend with your dog. Since Michael Vick is incarcerated very near their home field, the Kansas City T-Bones (Independent Northern League) have decided to throw a Mi...

Monday, Dec 10

 

Rate Michael Vick Sentenced to 23 Months in Federal Prison

Original at Campaign to Sack Michael Vick external link    Mon, Dec 10

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By DogLover332 Instead his lies ultimately brought in Federal Investigators tracking the illegal gambling circuit that Michael Vick participated and promoted that covered at least 3 states.  One person in that dog fighting ring was even murdered 8 days after investigators raided Michael Vick’s Vir...

Saturday, Sep 8

 

Rate Sunday Roundup

Original at Durham external link    Sat, Sep 8    via Boxxet Collection

By KC Johnson The bizarre views of Group of 88 member Kathy Rudy have received national attention, thanks to the efforts of James Taranto’s opinionjournal blog. He first turned his attention to Rudy after this so-called “animal rights” activist could bring herself to describe Michael Vick as doing n...

Monday, Aug 27

 

Rate MNF: Vick Is Going To Jail! Oh, there was a football game?

Original at Bengal Stripes external link    Mon, Aug 27    via Boxxet Collection

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ESPN couldn’t stop talking about it and they aren’t going to stop talking about. Michael Vick is going to jail, whoop-de-freakin’-doo! I don’t care about that. What I cared about was the Cincinnati Bengals (0-3) 19-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons (2-1).

Friday, Aug 24

 

Rate Sports Q&A: Vick, Tiki vs. Eli, Rex

Original at Sports Central external link    Fri, Aug 24    via Boxxet Collection

By Jeffrey Boswell(jeffreyboswell@sports-central.org) Eventually, Vick will return to the NFL, wiser, more humble, and much, much faster. If you think Vick was good at outrunning pursuers in the NFL before jail, just wait until you see how much better he is at that after jail. In the meantime, Vick will have plenty of time to ponder his future, plan...

Saturday, May 19

 

Rate Michael Vick Would've Been Better Off Being Cruel To Humans Or Using Steroids

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sat, May 19

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By Sal Marinello Michael Vick has electrified fans at every level of football, as a high school quarterback in Virginia Beach, a man among boys at Virginia Tech, and in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons. Regardless of what you think of him as a quarterback, he is surely one of the most gifted athletes ever to ste...


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